U.S. arrests second pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia

U.S. immigration agents have arrested Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank, for overstaying her student visa. This follows the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate, less than a week earlier. Kordia was taken into custody in Newark on Thursday. Her student visa was terminated in January 2022, and she had previously been arrested for participating in a campus protest. The arrests highlight increased scrutiny of Columbia University amid ongoing debates about free speech and antisemitism related to pro-Palestinian protests on campus.